MENTOR, OHIO 
ASTER SPECIES 
BOCCONIA - Tree-Celandine or Plume Poppy 
Alpinus albus Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Fine dwarf white Aster, bearing large, single white flowers 
on stems 6 to 8 inches high. May and June. Excellent for 
rock gardens; plant in full sun, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Alpinus, Goliath Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Indispensable for the rockery or edge of hardy borders; 6 to 
10 inches high, and bears large, bluish purple flowers in May 
and June. Plant in full sun, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Alpinus rubra Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Also good for the rock garden or as an edging plant, produc¬ 
ing rose-purple flowers; 6 to 10 inches high. May and June. 
Plant in full sun, 6 to 8 inches apart. 
Amellus elegans Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Long, graceful sprays of soft lavender. Good for the border; 
flowers in August. Plant in full sun, 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Diplostiphoides Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
(Dubia). A very fine dwarf Aster for the rock garden, pro¬ 
ducing early in the season, pale blue flowers, 2 to 3 inches 
across. Plant in full sun, 10 to 12 inches apart. 
Frikarti, Wonder of Staffa (Sold out) 
Lavender-blue flowers from 2 to 2'/z inches across, produced 
from June 1st until the middle of November. The plant does 
exceedingly well in light shade and comes to perfection in 
full sun. We consider it the finest garden plant introduced 
during the past twenty years. There are no other hardy 
plants which bloom so persistently over so long a period—not 
just a bloom or two but a constant rich display of flowers is 
kept up the entire summer. Flowers are excellent for cutting. 
Aster Frikarti may also be grown in pots and forced into 
bloom during the winter. 
Mauve Cushion Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Distinct species. It forms a circular cushion-like plant 1 V 2 
feet across, rarely exceeding 9 inches in height, the flowers 
of delicate, soft mauve, with silvery white reflections, meas¬ 
ure over 1 '/4 inches in diameter, and are produced in such 
lavish profusion as to completely cover the plant; the blooms 
begin to expand early in October, but are not at their best 
until November. Plant in full sun, 1 foot apart. 
Star of Wortburg Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
A beautiful spring-flowering Aster. Dark lilac-blue flowers 
with orange centers rise on one-foot stems in great numbers. 
The flowers are usually 2'/2 to 3 inches in diameter, making 
a fine display in the border. This is one of the good new 
Asters of recent introduction. 
Tataricus Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Distinct, large bluish violet; very late. 6 feet. Plant in full 
sun, 2 feet apart. 
AUBRIETIA - Purple Rock-Cress 
*Eyri Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Rosy lilac; good grower, and especially fine in clumps in com¬ 
bination with bulbs;'does well in light shade. 
Sutton's Monarch Mixture Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A wide range of many unusual colors, making a most bril¬ 
liant display early in spring. No rock plants are as handsome 
and valuable as the Aubrietias, Sutton's Monarch Mixture. 
Provide a rich and glorious color effect. Seed offered in our 
seed catalog. Strong flowering plants. 
Cordata Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, and 
adapted for planting in the shrubbery borders, and in bold 
groups in any position, attaining 6 to 8 feet in height. Flow¬ 
ers creamy white in terminal panicles. Greatly used in China 
and Japan where its truly ornamental beauty is appreciated. 
BOLTONIA - Bolton's-starwort 
Asteroides Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
White, 5 to 6 feet high. 
Latisquama Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Pink, slightly tinted with lavender. 4 to 6 feet. Really the 
best of all varieties offered. 
BUDDLEIA - Butterfly Bush 
See spring catalog. Should be planted in spring only. 
BUPHTHALMUM - Ox-eye 
Salicifolium Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Bears large, rich, golden yellow flowers through the summer, 
2 feet high. Is a very fine plant for the sunny hardy borders. 
CALAMINTHA - Calamint 
*Alpina Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A very graceful little rock plant, growing 6 inches high, with 
rich purple flowers. 
CALANDRINIA 
*Umbellata Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
Prostrate plant, 4 to 6 inches, with brilliant crimson, saucer¬ 
shaped flowers; good for hot place in rock garden. 
CALLIRHOE - Poppy Mallow 
'•Mnvolucrata Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00' 
Trailing plant, with finely divided foliage and large, saucer¬ 
shaped flowers of bright rosy crimson, with white centers, 
which are produced all summer and fall. 
CALLUNA AND ERICA 
(Heaths and Heathers) 
Calluna vulgaris Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(Scotch Heather). A low-growing shrub, with erect branches 
covered with short, closely adpressed leaves. The pretty, bell¬ 
shaped flowers occur in great profusion toward tops of the 
shoots and are a pretty rosy color. 
''Calluna vulgaris alba Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(White Heather). Always worn in buttonholes for good luck. 
Is the white form of the common Scotch Heather. 
''Calluna vulgaris aurea Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(Golden Leaved Heather). Same habit as Vulgaris except the 
foliage which is of a beautiful golden tint. 
BAPTISIA - False-Indigo 
Australis Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Dark blue, pea-shaped flowers in June, are produced on top 
of spikes 2 feet high; suitable for the hardy border or wild 
garden. Very attractive foliage all summer. 
BELLIS PERENNIS - English Daisy 
Perenne, Snowball Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Mammoth white, may also be used for cutting. 
Perenne, Longfellow Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Mammoth pink, good for cut flowers also. 
BELLIUM - Alpine Daisy 
r-Bellidioeides Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A dainty little miniature of the Beilis perennis, except that it 
throws out numerous runners and so forms a wide mat, cov¬ 
ered in summer with small, white Daisies. Constantly in 
bloom. 
BAERIA 
Macrantha Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
A very charming dwarf plant with large golden yellow flow¬ 
ers. 
BETONICA - Befony 
Grandiflora Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Close tufty foliage with bright rose-purple flowers on long 
stems about 2 to 3 feet tall, produced during June, July and 
August. A lovely plant for a hot, dry place in the border. 
*Calluna vulgaris nana compacta 
Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Prostrate and compact in growth. Not over 7 or 8 inches. 
Dull, rich green or fine little evergreen plant for the rock 
garden; has pink flowers. 
''Calluna vulgaris Hammondi 
Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Midseason. Grows 18-24 inches high. Flowers white. 
''Calluna vulgaris minor Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Midseason. Grows 15 inches high. Flowers white. 
'^Calluna vulgaris multiplex Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A double-flowered form of the type. Midseason. Grows 12- 
15 inches high. Purple flowers. 
''Calluna vulgaris rubra Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Early. Low spreading growth, 6-12 inches. Flowers rosy car¬ 
mine. 
ERICA - Heath 
A charming hardy plant, companion to the Heathers. Known 
as Heather flower in early spring. 
'■'Erica cornea Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Spring Heath). Early bright rose. 
Erica darleyensis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Darley Heath). Deep rose. One of the loveliest plants. Most 
charming when in bloom. Early in March and April; also ex¬ 
cellent as a small winter-flowering house plant. 
''Erica vagans Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Cornish Heath). Pale lilac. 
CALTHA - Marsh-Marigold 
Palustris Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Flowers bright yellow in spring, on stems 1 2 to 1 8 inches high. 
A very showy plant in wet places, both in sun and shade. It* 
toliage is always clean and attractive. 
BLEEDING HEART. (See Dicentra). 
